Kamaru Usman is there with Georges St-Pierre in the conversation about who is the greatest welterweight of all time.
On his sparkling best, 'GSP' was a true master of mixed martial arts, enchanting fans with his wrestling skills and unparalleled cage IQ.
The gifted competitor excelled in sport and won UFC titles in two weight departments. John Wayne Parr has just opened his experience with sparring St-Pierre.
After initially retiring, after his controversial victory over Johny Hendricks, the door opened for other 170-ponders to eliminate their estates, with 'the Nigerian nightmare' that undoubtedly proves itself as the best the division has seen since the Glorie Dagen of 'Hurd'.
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Chael Sonnen says that Kamaru Usman might be bigger than Georges St-Pierre
Chael Sonnen recently overtaken Kamaru Usman and claims that the icon, who later tonight against Joaquin Buckley fights against UFC Atlanta, is in a place where emerging stars want to claim his scalp.
With the former king of the division in a similar respect as Georges St-Pierre, claims 'The American Gangster' that the warrior told him that he wants to remind everyone how good he really is.
In a video that was uploaded to his YouTube channel, Sonnen explained: “I just spoke with Kamaru Usman. In what a strange place he is. Kamaru has done everything several times, that Buckley would like to do once.
“Buckley broke, he started to smile, he was even:” Oh mine, it's kamaru usman. “What does that do with kamaru?
'Kamaru, are you going to hurt this guy? Do you not have the skills to hurt this guy.
“Kamaru Usman is the only good weight that you could claim was better than Georges St-Pierre and not losing credibility.
“He said,” Yes, I will be able to hurt that guy. I will be able to overlook that this is someone who admired me, and I will remind him why he looked at me in the first place. “
Chael Sonnen predicted Georges St-Pierre vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Just like the rest of the MMA community, Sonnen St-Pierre assesses extremely high.
The Canadian compiled a fantastic CV and defeated a range of gifted competitors.
However, he never fought against Khabib Nurmagomedov, so many people wondered whether he would have had the necessary skills to illuminate 'the eagle' of his undefeated record.
Sonnen St-Pierre vs Nurmagomedov predicted in an interesting breakdown.